Hi, What he's trying to state is better summarized here: http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070518124020691
"Here's why. Someone, Moglen says, is bound to turn a voucher it got from Microsoft in after GPLv3 goes into effect and GPLv3 code is being distributed, and at that moment Microsoft comes under its terms. And that should mean the end of Microsoft's ability to successfully sue anybody over its alleged patents allegedly in Linux, or to phrase it more exactly, it provides a probable defense to all Linux users and vendors, not just Novell's paying customers, if Microsoft does sue." Regards, shashi > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Radhakrishna Bhat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MyLUG #529] Re: Microsoft under GPL 3 ?!?! > Date: Sun, 20 May 2007 16:06:20 +0530 > > > How is it possible. > on what basis can u tell like that? > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/20/07, Babu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Novell tricks Microsoft into killing MS's patent claims against Linux > > users > > > > Heh, remember when Microsoft agreed to distribute those SuSE GNU Linux > > coupons? Well, those coupons have no expiration date, so if even one > > person uses one of those coupons to get SuSE GNU Linux distros after > > the GPL 3 goes into effect in July, BINGO, Microsoft is covered by the > > GPL 3, and its patent claims against any user of GNU Linux are dead. > > > > > > Gr8 NEWS isn't it? > > > > Regards, > > > > Vinay > > > > > > > > > > > > = One Source For Point of Sale Supplies B P sales & service offers complete line of paper rolls & ribbons for credit card & point of sale equipment. Toll free ordering. Quality guaranteed. http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adftrclick?redirectid=c5bf67d418d6df4fdc37ff87233fec7b -- _______________________________________________ Search for products and services at: http://search.mail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
